About the water, that keeps the city alive
You can see them almost everywhere in the city: Water towers. What’s the story behind them? And are they still in use?
You can see them almost everywhere in the city: Water towers. What’s the story behind them? And are they still in use?
New York City is currently home to 8.3 million people, making it one of the most densely populated places in the world.
And yet New Yorkers love their water towers, because nowadays, the water towers are not only necessary for the water supply in the City, but they are also part of the skyline and even art objects. Here in Brooklyn Heights, for example, New York artist Tom Fruin redesigned an old water tower in 2012 and transformed it into a colorful work of art.
And in Williamsburg, you can enjoy a drink in a water tower while looking out over the Manhattan skyline.